Rancho Mirage High School presents disaster preparedness student show

RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (KESQ) - Students at Rancho Mirage High School are presenting an original production, “Seismic Survivors,” to teach the community about earthquake preparedness. The entire community is invited to their Thursday, April 30th production at 6:00 p.m., free of charge.

The student-led initiative aims to inform residents on how to respond when an earthquake strikes.

“Doing this really taught me what to do and what to prepare in case of an earthquake and in case a really drastic one happens, says Yaretzi Sanchez, a student participating in the play. 

High school senior Jazmine Toledo plays a teacher in the production.“It’s the final period of class and suddenly the earthquake happens. So they need to figure out how to survive through it,” Toldeo says

Students worked hand in hand with the City of Rancho Mirage’s Disaster Preparedness Commission for the production.

“Take a CERT class, you’ll learn basic first aid. You’ll learn how to triage people, how to carry people out of buildings, how to do search and rescue," says Mitch Brown with the disaster preparedness commission.

Brown sharing the items you should keep in your “go bag” for disasters:

• Food and water
• Shoes and socks
• A change of clothes, including a long sleeve shirt and long pants
• Flashlight
• Batteries
• Pry bar